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First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby Dr Cricket » Tue Dec 29, 2015 4:04 pm

Spot on Atherton.

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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby The Professor » Tue Dec 29, 2015 4:12 pm

Bring on Root for the last few overs?
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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby Aidan11 » Tue Dec 29, 2015 4:20 pm

Could be an interesting last day but I think it's too much for SA.
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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby Dr Cricket » Tue Dec 29, 2015 4:25 pm

Aidan11 wrote:Could be an interesting last day but I think it's too much for SA.

game over now.

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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby dan08 » Tue Dec 29, 2015 4:25 pm

Faf gone! Huge wicket.
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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby Aidan11 » Tue Dec 29, 2015 4:27 pm

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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby Dr Cricket » Tue Dec 29, 2015 4:27 pm

Steyn nightwatchman.

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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby hopeforthebest » Tue Dec 29, 2015 4:29 pm

well done Finn that's probably the wicket that wins the game.
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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby Aidan11 » Tue Dec 29, 2015 4:30 pm

Wouldn't have thought it was for Steyn to do NWM duties seeing as his shoulder is a problem.
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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby Alviro Patterson » Tue Dec 29, 2015 5:36 pm

bhaveshgor wrote:
dan08 wrote:Bairstow misses a stumping. :no


TBH none of England keepers are great against turn.
All look terrible against spin, good against pace though.


Was a wicked delivery though. Ball pitches outside of off-stump, turns and bounces towards middle stump. Bairstow had no chance getting that ball when he was standing wide of off-stump.
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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby The Professor » Tue Dec 29, 2015 6:02 pm

Aidan11 wrote:FINN-TASTIC!


Great onto see Finn back in the wickets column.
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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby budgetmeansbudget » Tue Dec 29, 2015 7:44 pm

May have been discussed already, but I note that England haven't had a test stumping since 2012. Guess we haven't had a decent keeper since then either as Prior was getting towards the end of his career.
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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby sussexpob » Tue Dec 29, 2015 7:47 pm

Alviro Patterson wrote:
bhaveshgor wrote:
dan08 wrote:Bairstow misses a stumping. :no


TBH none of England keepers are great against turn.
All look terrible against spin, good against pace though.


Was a wicked delivery though. Ball pitches outside of off-stump, turns and bounces towards middle stump. Bairstow had no chance getting that ball when he was standing wide of off-stump.


Which begs the question, what was he doing standing wide outside off stump to an off spin bowler turning it into the stumps?

His poor positioning and technique make it look hard and a proper keeper sends the batter back. A part time pretend keeper misses or drops the ball....

I'm this game so far he has failed with chances to dismiss arguably the best player in the world and another guy who's last series vs England involved us watch him bat for 2 days after he was dropped.

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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby Aidan11 » Tue Dec 29, 2015 8:04 pm

budgetmeansbudget wrote:May have been discussed already, but I note that England haven't had a test stumping since 2012. Guess we haven't had a decent keeper since then either as Prior was getting towards the end of his career.


Is that true? An amazing statistic if correct. Especially as opposing batsmen love to tuck into Moeen Ali by coming half way down the wicket.
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Re: First Test. South Africa v England. Durban, 26-30 Dec.

Postby The Professor » Tue Dec 29, 2015 8:15 pm

Must mention the awful attendance at this game. Holiday season in a tourist attraction and they get next to no one. If this was held in England would be a sell out.
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